# 隠 — Hide

Frequency rank 753 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 否 (No), less common than 抗 (Confront).

- On’yomi: いん
- Kun’yomi: かく
- Radical: 阜 Mound (Kangxi 170)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A building on the left, with cleat, wolverine, and heart on the right — behind the building, a wolverine in cleats hides its heart, concealing its emotions in the shadows.

In words:

- 隠す かくす — to hide,to conceal
- 隠れる かくれる — to hide,to be hidden,to conceal oneself,to disappear
- 隠居 いんきょ — retirement;retired person

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